Come on over to the new blog. This one is broken and annoying me.

I have been having some big problems on this blog so for now, it's closed. Come on over to My Substitute Sandy's Knitting Blog.
Don't miss a minute of the fun (and catch up on the last few days entries~!)
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You did not think I abandoned you, did you??

19. warm heart and a Christmas song

I don't know how I got lucky enough to get involved with the likes of you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your outpouring of compassion regarding Fig. I miss him dearly, the house seems quiet and a bit empty even with all us humans here. No one greeted me quite like Fig. I miss that. All day long I have been having unconscious thoughts about where he is or what he is doing. I even had to eat a whole yogurt by myself with no one on my lap begging me for a smidge or two. (Fig loved his yogurt)
I have to say that the tears have stopped. My uncontrollable crying was for the last 2 days. The decision up to putting him to sleep. That was one of the hardest I ever had to make. That phone call broke my heart into pieces. I am surprised the wonderful receptionist at our vets could understand a word I was saying with all the sobbing going on. It was the right decision though and I am left feeling peaceful today because Fig is not suffering anymore. It's hard to see one you love suffer so much. I wish we could do the same for our humans that are suffering.
I cleaned up his bowls and put them away, same with the litter box and did one final sweep of his messy eating habits around his bowls. That cat loved to throw his hard food around a bit. I washed his blankets and did a final vacuum. My heart was a bit heavy but it had to be done.
Fig's final resting spot is near the Dogwood Tree in the yard. I think he'd like that. We had quite a touching "service" that turned a bit irreverent with me laughing about something so silly. But he looked so cute and he was quite stiff by that time and comments were made about stuffed animals. In fact, I'm sure he would have liked all that laughing too.
The neighbors must be certain that we are certifiable by now!
Tonight I will sit with a glass of wine (Or two) and my knitting while watching It's a Wonderful Life, because it is (wonderful)
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Back to the Christmas carols today, okay? Finding the Joy in the season is most important when things happen to hurt the heart. ("JOY" is your foreshadowing clue for something in tomorrow's post!!)
This one I can't embed but I hope you will click through to see it. It's a good one.
CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL, full of meaning.

20. Rest in peace, my little friend

Figaro Hurley

"Fig"

1992-2008

"Heartbreak is life educating us." ~George Bernard Shaw

21. wishing for snow

Andy is man enough to know that if David Cassidy comes knocking at the door, I will have to go with him. How could I resist to go off into the sunset with my childhood love? I mean, KEITH PARTRIDGE! I could not be blamed. Could I?
I thought not.
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22. finding the joy

Still finding the joy in this season. My yearly reading of A Christmas Carol is enhanced by finding a beautiful version illustrated by PJ Lynch. and the knitting. Always with the knitting. I am hoping to get the left side done today and start a sleeve tomorrow. There will have to be a break at some point so that I can get a couple of gifts done. But for now, I knit, read, listen to carols and worry about a furry one.

(you tube will be undergoing some maintence later tonight so if you don't see this video come back in a while to see it. It is one of my favorites. But then again, I say that about all the songs)
Go ahead and share your joyful thing with me. I can use it.

23. No video post today, just a little bellyachin'

Thank you for your praise on the video post. It was fun and done off the top of my head. Thinking on my feet and all. In all fairness I should tell you that I am not actually STANDING in my kitchen as I stated. I am sitting in my kitchen. Full Blog Disclosure and all.
So, today. Yeah. Glad it's almost over. It was a day from blah, start to finish. (Fine, it has not finished yet)
Everything I touched today turned to bad. The opposite of the King Midas touch. If I touched it, bad things happened to it. Blech.
That is my complaint of the day.
What is YOUR problem? (I liked it when we played that a couple weeks back)
SURELY, you have something to get off your chest?
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Wait. Complain bitterly AFTER watching today's Christmas song.

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Okay, now you can let it rip!

24. This is a video post. I have made a (Crappy quality) video of myself making a fool of myself. Be kind.

Pay no attention to the bad hair and bad lighting. This was just a bit of an experiment. Be kind.

and your Christmas song du jour.

There you have it. A complete video post. (almost anyway!)
DO you like the written word better? Can't blame ya!